Safety device for hand-carried articles



Sept. 19, 1950 s. E. JOHNSON 2,522,719

SAFETY DEVICE FOR HAND-CARRIED ARTICLES Filed Feb. 5, 1949 mmnmmPatented Sept. 19, 1950 I UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE 2,522,719 SAFETYDEVICE maxim-creams ARTICLES Selina; E. Johnson, Brooklyn, N. Y.Application February a, 1949,.Seria1Nc. 74,400

whichare easily misplaced due to'negligence, lost or-stolen. v

It is one of the objects of the inventiontoprovide means facilitatingsimplicity of construction,

4 Claims. (01. 224428) aesthetic appearance and greatadaptability ofment to articles which are usually carried by the hand of a person.

A further object of the invention resides in the provision of meansaffording a convenient protection and safeguard against loss of articlesto which. the aforesaiddevice is joined when in use, and of furthermeans contributing to a structure of pleasing shape and design, whichforms a bracelet-like ornament on the arm of the wearer when the deviceis not in use.

Stillflanother object of the invention is to provide means permittingadjustment "of sizeetc. of the device to the shape of the article towhich it is to be connected and to the'arm of the person by whom thedevice is used.

With the above and other objects in view, the invention will behereinafter more fully described and the combination and arrangement ofparts will be shown in the accompanying drawing and pointed out in theclaims which form part of the specification.

In the drawing:

Fig. 1 is a front elevation view of the safety device made in accordancewith this invention and shown in operative position.

Fig. 2 illustrates the safety device in operative position and asapplied by a person to a handbag.

Fig. 3 is a cross sectional View taken along lines 3--3 of Fig. 1.

Fig. 4 is a perspective view of a safety device in modified form and asincorporated in a bracelet.

Fig. 5 is a cross sectional view taken along lines 55 of Fig. 4.

Referring now more particularly to the drawing, there is disclosed inFig. 1 a safety device [0 made from an elastic strip of material, whichis relatively flat in cross section. It is preferred to employ a softrubber core with fabric covering for a purpose later described. Strip 1l is knotted at l2 and thus forms an endless loop which is divided by aring member or ferrule 13 into an upper or wrist loop [4 and a lower orarticle engaging loop [5. Ferrule [3 may be so shaped (as seen in Fig;3) that it firmly embraces knot 12. about which ferrule I3 is tightlycrimped, whereas the leg I6 of loop II] is adapted to slide loosely orwith more or less friction through opening I! provided in ferrule l3.

It is preferred to have one side of ferrule I3 flattened as at I8 toform a name plate or the like. The'lcwer'loop [5 as seen in Figs. 1 andzforms in applied position double loop sections I9, 20 which arethreaded through handle 2| of abag 22 tobe grasped by the fingers of thehand 23' of a person. As can be further seen from Fig. 2, upper loop l4isfworn substantially inconspicuously on the arm 24of a person. Loop l4may be readily adjusted to the circumference of the wrist of the wearer,as can be easily understood from the construction of the device ID byregulating loop l lrelatively wim l5by means of ferrule I3.

It will be easily realized from the aforesaid explanation that ahandbag22 or similar article when placed by. a person on a table orother support cannot be misplaced, stolen or lost due tothe fact thatsafety device [0 is still attached to handleZl. The-elasticity inherentin the safety device 10 permits generally sufficient movability of thearm of a person without interferingwith the article to be protectedagainst loss.

Fig. 4 shows a modified form of a safety device 30 made in accordancewith this invention. This safety device 30 consists of a hollow bracelet3i which may be preferably round in cross section and made from metal,plastic or any other material suitable for wear on the arm of a person.In the embodiment shown bracelet 3| is made from two hollow halfportions which are connected to each other at Ma, 3lb.

The hollow interior 32 of bracelet 3| contains a spring 33 which isanchored at one end by means of a pin 34 arranged in the proximity of anopening 35 provided in bracelet 3|. The other end of the aforesaidspring 33 is connected to a clip or ferrule 36 which also forms a stop,as may be later explained. 'I'o ferrule 36 are further fastened in anyknown manner the ends of legs 31 and 38 of a preferably elastic cord 40which forms a loop 39.

Loop 39 carries a bead or ball-shaped element 4| through which legs 3'!and 38 are threaded, as indicated at 42.

In normal position the elastic cord id is retracted within the hollowspace 32 of bracelet 4!, whereby element 4! abuts against opening 35,whereas spring 33 is in contracted position. As soon as it is desired toemploy the safety device 30 in connection with an article or package,bead or element 4| is grasped by the fingers of the hand of a person topull out cord 40 from the interior of the bracelet. Bracelet 3| is thensubsequently looped through loop 39, whereby end loop portions areformed which are similar to those as indicated by numerals l9 and 20 inFig. 1 to encircle the handle of a handbag, briefcase or similararticle, as may be easily understood.

It will be also realized that ferrule 36 upon pulling cord 40substantially out of the interior 32 of bracelet 3| will come to lieagainst the wall defining opening 35 and forms a stop thereat. Thusspring 33 assumes its substantially fully extended position.

If device 30 is not in use, then bracelet 3| with cord in retractedtherein forms an ornament and may be worn as an ordinary bracelet.

Although cord 40 is shown in this embodiment as made from elasticmaterial, it is easily understood that cord 40 may be replaced by achain or other suitable tie means to serve the purpose of yieldablyattaching the wrist loop or bracelet to an article in the mannerhereinabove described with respect to Figs. 1 and 2.

It can thus be seen that there has been provided in accordance with thisinvention a safety device adapted for connection with an article to becarried by the hand of a person comprising a first loop, a second loop,means operatively connecting said loops with and for adjusting saidloops to each other, aid first loop being adapted for engagement withthe wrist of said persons hand, said second loop being adapted tothreadedly engage said article, whereby the latter is secured to saidwrist of said hand when being carried by said persons hand.

"Although the invention has been described with reference to certainspecific embodiments thereof, it is to be distinctly understood thatvarious modifications and adaptations of the arrangements hereindisclosed may be made as may readily occur to persons skilled in the artwithout constituting a departure from the spirit and scope of theinvention as defined in the objects and in the appended claims.

Having thus described the invention, what is claimed as new and desiredto be secured by Letters Patent, is:

1. A safety device adapted for connection with an article to be carriedby a person, comprising a first loop adapted to engage the wrist of apersons hand, a second loop adapted to engage said article, and meansconnecting said loops with each other, whereby one of said loops encasesthe other of said loops, said one loop forming a bracelet having anopening, the other loop being adapted to be pulled through said openingfrom within said bracelet for engagement with said article.

2. A safety device adapted for connection with an article to be carriedby the hand of a person, comprising a first loop, a second loop, meansconnecting said loops with each other, said first loop being adapted toencircle the wrist of said persons hand, said second loop when inoperative position being adapted to engage said article, whereby thelatter is secured to said wrist of said persons hand, said first loopconstituting a hollow bracelet having an opening therein, said secondloop being arranged in inoperative position to extend within the hollowof said first loop. and means connected to said second loop and normallyretracting said second loop through said opening into said inoperativeposition within said first loop.

3. A device according to claim 2, including an element connected to saidsecond loop and clos- REFERENCES CITED The following references are ofrecord in the file of this patent:

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